NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1965 SESSION

CHAPTER 571

HOUSE BILL 780

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF DURHAM TO EXPEND PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING SITES AND RIGHTS OF WAY AND FOR ENGINEERING AND PLANNING FOR THE EXTENSION OF UTILITIES AND OTHER CAPITAL FACILITIES NECESSARY TO BRING SUCH SERVICES INTO AREAS PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED, PROVIDING THE BONDS OR OTHER FINANCIAL AUTHORIZATION OR FINANCES REQUIRED FOR SUCH EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE PEOPLE AT AN ELECTION THEREON.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. That on and after the approval by the voters of the City of Durham who vote thereon of ordinances authorizing the issuance of bonds for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs and expenses of the construction of water and sewer lines, water and sewer treatment and disposal facilities, outfalls, fire stations, and any other capital facilities, and the acquisition of sites, lands and rights of way, the governing body of the City of Durham shall have full power and authority, in its discretion, to expend from such funds amounts which may be necessary to acquire sites and rights of way for such facilities outside and beyond the then corporate limits of the city within the area proposed to be annexed, and for engineering and planning, even though an annexation ordinance has not then been adopted and the proposed area to be annexed has not actually been annexed.

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 14th day of May, 1965.